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I've been a big fan of Kyo Maclear's writing since I first read her children's book Virginia Wolf. I also love Spork,Julia, Child, and The Specific Ocean. I consistently buy these books for kids and their parents always thank me because they are such a pleasure to read. So when I heard that Maclear ...

Dani Shapiro's Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life has plenty of advice for writers, but because it's more of a memoir than a book on writing, I think anyone could read it and get something out of it. I haven't read any of Shapiro's other books (and she's got many) or essays, ...

We've all heard that working out is supposed to make us feel better, but it's only recently that I've actually started to believe it. I've had a rough couple of weeks and through it all two things have made me feel better: ...

Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit: Learn it and use it for life isn't as inspiring as I hoped it would be. If you weren't a creative person at all this book might do it for you. But as someone who has been somewhat creative for her entire life, ...

Of course, there is no one "true way" to make it as an artist, writer, filmmaker, or whatever it is your dream to be. Whether you follow the example of fame-and-glamour Warhol or poor-and-miserable Van Gogh doesn't matter in absolute terms.